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Re: Business Magazine Suggests GM Should Close 5 Of Its 8 U.S. Brands
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Originally Posted by EatonISgay
There should only be one brand! Cadihevropontiuckurnmmeraabmc. : )
Bottomline is you could make a case either way. As soon as GM dumped 3 brands the chinese would come in with 5 of their own.
GM lost market share because it didn't build what we wanted, thats why you saw hyundai, kia, scion, lexus, infiniti, mini, etc. come in. All new brands.
Who cares if there owned by different companies or sold under one umbrella - GM? GM, build stuff we want and nobody would be having this conversation. Build it before someone else does.
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Going forward from whatever point in time you want to pick , if GM had been reduced to 3 Divisions in NA the path would've been different - but the destination would've been the same.
And however you want to apportion responsibility for GM's performance from the '50s - '60s 'till now - consolidating channels while retaining brands still outpoints other choices - in NA moving forward from here.
Essentially, - as Mr. Lutz and many others here have pointed out .............
" - its the car stupid "
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In regards to the VOLT
With a typical annual driving pattern < totaling 11,390 miles - including three 450 mile trips and a bunch of 40 mile plus per days > and assuming you only charge <once > per overnight:
Vehicle ……………… Gallons per year
Volt ………………….. 37
Prius ………………… 228
30 MPG car ………… 380
20 MPG car ………… 570
Dave G.
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